Domains registered to a real estate investment firm in receivership are on the auction block. Several domain names tied to a real estate investment firm now in receivership are being sold through an online receivership auction that concludes on Thursday. The names cover a mix of property-specific and broader financial or real estate themes, offering … Read more
One of this week’s end-user domain sales is for a site that lets you search public archives, including the Epstein files. Sedo’s top public sale this week was Roxit.com, which sold for $58,000. The buyer has not been publicly identified. Searches for U.S. trademark applications turn up only older marks that are expired or no … Read more
Top-level domain company hosts industry gathering at Manchester United match Nova Registry hosted an event at the Manchester United game on Monday. Nova Registry brought together a broad cross-section of the domain industry for a memorable evening at Old Trafford. The company hosted roughly 20 guests for the Manchester United match, creating an occasion that … Read more
Company turns to cybersquatting claim after failed purchase attempt. QuickBooks maker Intuit tried to reclaim the domain name QB.com through a UDRP proceeding after failing to buy it on the open market, a dispute panel has ruled. The domain was purchased in 2017 by an individual in China for the equivalent of $2.9 million. The … Read more
A lawsuit alleges two web hosts took down a website after a trademark complaint. A Maryland resident has filed a lawsuit alleging troubling conduct around trademark claims and website takedowns. The complaint, filed by Kenneth Gaughan, centers on his site about emotional support animals at ESApet.org and asserts that two web hosting companies removed his … Read more
Group that oversees DOC designation for prosecco tells court it is not seeking transfer of domains. The Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco, the Italian body responsible for administering and protecting the Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) designation for prosecco, has dropped its claim to the domain names prosecco.com and proseccoDOC.com in … Read more
A man who has named 750 companies and brands explains how he thinks about domain investing. Phil Davis, founder of Tungsten Branding, has named roughly 750 companies and brands, including PODS. His experience naming businesses led him into domain investing, where he applies many of the same instincts and a few different rules. In this … Read more
Customers should have to opt in to free domains, not have them automatically added to their orders. For many years, domain registrars have bundled free or heavily discounted domain names with registrations. These promotions began innocently enough: even two decades ago some registrars advertised .info registrations free for the first year. Other offers function as … Read more
Applicants have until mid-August to apply. ICANN has officially opened a new application window for top-level domains, marking the first opportunity in fourteen years. Interested parties must submit their applications by August 12. The application fee is substantial: $227,000 is required upfront, not including any additional legal, technical, or operational costs applicants may face while … Read more
See the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. ICANN has released the latest registrar-by-registrar figures for the .com namespace based on official Verisign data supplied to ICANN. The dataset is reported three months in arrears; the newest available month is January 2026. Key takeaways from the January data: GoDaddy, which usually sees its domains under management … Read more
